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Global sustainability market will expand despite COVID

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INT

There are major regional differences in how governments and companies from developed and developing countries perform on sustainability. Even so, policy efforts by some large…

Mexico will adopt a more active foreign policy stance

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MEXICO

The decision followed Mexico’s hosting in June of the forty-seventh General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), during which a Mexico-led proposal to condemn…

Battery production to influence politics in eastern EU

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EASTERN EUROPE

The global shift to a green economy coupled with the EU’s decarbonisation policy is creating new opportunities for business in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Low labour costs…

US guidance documents change will be transformative

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UNITED STATES

Guidance documents and legal compliance changes.

More rigour in rating ESG products will aid investment

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INTERNATIONAL

Ratings providers have been tightening their methodologies and scoring of ESG funds but there is no universal methodology for categorising firms or funds as sustainable, or for…

Mining rush threatens stability in Uganda’s Karamoja

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UGANDA

However, the highly militarised approach has left almost no room for dialogue with local communities and a new wave of armed violence has emerged, raising questions about the…

COVID-19 global climate impact may be brief

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INTERNATIONAL

COVID-19 and climate.

South African energy transition may offer useful model

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SOUTH AFRICA

Beyond the benefits for South Africa, the plan may become a model for other developing countries as they consider decarbonisation strategies.

New government will strengthen EU values in Lithuania

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LITHUANIA

The Homeland Union-Christian Democrat (TS-LDK)-led government sworn in on December 11 will make no changes to Lithuania’s US- and EU-aligned and anti-Moscow foreign policy. The…

Mekong frictions likely to rise in South-east Asia

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

The minister called for “all upstream Mekong River nations to adopt proper policies in exploiting the river”, especially regarding construction of hydropower dams. The comments…